60NYT > Joe Bidentopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/joseph_r_jr_biden/index.html?scp=5News about Joe Biden, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 31 Mar 2015 18:05:40 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comObama Praises Edward Kennedy, and Mourns the Loss of Collegialityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/us/politics/obama-praises-edward-kennedy-and-mourns-the-loss-of-collegiality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe president spoke at the dedication the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston on Monday, calling for a new era of compromise while remembering a &#8220;lion of the Senate.&#8221;By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVISTue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/us/politics/obama-praises-edward-kennedy-and-mourns-the-loss-of-collegiality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. to Delay Pullout of Troops From Afghanistan to Aid Strikeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/world/asia/ashraf-ghani-of-afghanistan-wants-us-troops-to-stay-longer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/world/asia/ashraf-ghani-of-afghanistan-wants-us-troops-to-stay-longer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/25/world/25GHANISUB/25GHANISUB-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>President Obama is keeping troops in Afghanistan partly to bolster counterterrorism efforts there, including the C.I.A.’s ability to conduct drone strikes, officials said.By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MARK MAZZETTIWed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/world/asia/ashraf-ghani-of-afghanistan-wants-us-troops-to-stay-longer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWhite House Names Biden Adviser as Message Strategisthttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/us/politics/white-house-names-biden-adviser-as-message-strategist.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/us/politics/white-house-names-biden-adviser-as-message-strategist.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/25/us/25ADVISERWEB/25ADVISERWEB-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Shailagh Murray will replace Dan Pfeiffer as one of the president&#8217;s senior advisers, helping coordinate the president&#8217;s agenda.By MICHAEL D. SHEARWed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/us/politics/white-house-names-biden-adviser-as-message-strategist.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssImagining 2016 Without Hillary Clintonhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/upshot/imagining-2016-without-hillary-clinton.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/upshot/imagining-2016-without-hillary-clinton.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/13/upshot/13LEONHARDT/13LEONHARDT-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Without her, the Democratic race would be chaotic, which helps explain why she enjoys such support within the party.By DAVID LEONHARDTThu, 12 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/upshot/imagining-2016-without-hillary-clinton.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBiden Rebukes Senate Republicans Over Letter to Iranhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/us/biden-rebukes-senate-republicans-over-letter-to-iran.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/us/biden-rebukes-senate-republicans-over-letter-to-iran.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/10/world/11BIDEN-hp/11BIDEN-hp-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said he could recall no other instance in which senators had written to leaders of another country to say the president had no authority to strike a deal with them.By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVISWed, 11 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/us/biden-rebukes-senate-republicans-over-letter-to-iran.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBiden Condemns Republicans&#8217; Letter to Iran on Nuclear Talkshttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/03/09/biden-condemns-republicans-letter-to-iran-on-nuclear-talks/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssVice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. released a blistering statement that denounced an unusual open letter from 47 Republican senators cautioning Iran against a potential nuclear deal with President Obama, saying that the senators’ maneuver was...By MAGGIE HABERMANMon, 09 Mar 2015 23:06:25 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/03/09/biden-condemns-republicans-letter-to-iran-on-nuclear-talks/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMichael Schur on the &#8216;Parks and Recreation&#8217; Series Finalehttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/michael-schur-on-the-parks-and-recreation-series-finale/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/michael-schur-on-the-parks-and-recreation-series-finale/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/25/arts/television/schur2qanda/schur2qanda-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The sitcom’s showrunner talks about that political cameo and whether or not Leslie made it to higher office.By BRUCE FRETTSWed, 25 Feb 2015 09:44:41 -0500http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/michael-schur-on-the-parks-and-recreation-series-finale/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFirst Draft Focus: Ashton Carter Sworn In as Defense Chiefhttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/first-draft-focus-ashton-carter-sworn-in-as-defense-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/first-draft-focus-ashton-carter-sworn-in-as-defense-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/17/us/politics/17firstdraft-carter/17firstdraft-carter-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Ashton B. Carter was sworn in as defense secretary by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday. With Mr. Carter was his wife, Stephanie.By STEPHEN CROWLEYTue, 17 Feb 2015 12:03:21 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/first-draft-focus-ashton-carter-sworn-in-as-defense-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssToday in Politicshttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/today-in-politics-97/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/today-in-politics-97/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/17/us/politics/17firstdraft-newsletter/17firstdraft-newsletter-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>President Obama’s immigration efforts have been temporarily held up by a Federal District Court ruling.By THE NEW YORK TIMESTue, 17 Feb 2015 06:59:35 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/17/today-in-politics-97/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssToday in Politicshttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/12/today-in-politics-95/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/12/today-in-politics-95/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/12/us/politics/11firstdraft-biden-iowa/11firstdraft-biden-iowa-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to be in Central America the day that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is to address Congress.By THE NEW YORK TIMESThu, 12 Feb 2015 07:08:59 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/12/today-in-politics-95/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss